一切經音義 19.48

19.48

Locusts and insects (蝗蟲: the upper character is with the fanqie of 濩 and 光. The Kaosheng states: "An insect that eats grain." The Liji states: "Locusts are disaster-causing insects." The Cangjiepian states: "蝗 are 螽 (locusts/katydids)." The Shuowen says: "With the radical 虫 and 皇 as phonetic." The lower character is with the fanqie of 逐 and 融. The Erya says: "Those with legs are called 蟲; those without legs are called 豸." The Shuowen says: "蟲 has three 虫 radicals. 䖝 has the sound with the fanqie of 暉 and 鬼." 螽 has the sound of 終; 豸 has the sound of 雉).